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John F Kennedy School

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John F Kennedy School is an urban public school in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools. It serves 109 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 4.4:1. Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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109 Students

25 Teachers

311 S 10th St

Newark, NJ 07103 View local requests

https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/jfk/

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John F Kennedy School Demographics

72%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

95%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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